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Caption: Finca Buenvino 5 days in October 2016
Caption: Time spent in the company of Ella the Spanish water dog at Finca Buenvino in the Sierra de Aracena in Andalusia - made possible of course by her family, Jeannie, Sam and Jago Chesterton.
Accompanied by the irrepressible Tim Clinch, this was an orgy of food, photography and fine company in a magical world far removed from the everyday.
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Caption: Fincaa Buenvino is also a working farm.
There are chickens scratching and pigs porking and sheep's bells by the pool at sunrise and vegetables galore.
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Caption: Then there is Jeannie's sublime cooking:
From bread and marmalade (Seville orange of course) in the morning to never ending tapas to the bounty of the garden, all accompanied by a selection of fine Spanish wines, sherries and beer.
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Caption: Visitors came and visitors went.
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Caption: Visits were made.
Some Iberian pata negra pig facts:
2: the number of hectares per pig
60: the number of oak trees on those hectares to produce
700: kilos of acorns consumed during the 4 month season to yield
60: kilos weight gain on average that gives
70: % unsaturated fat in Jamon Iberico 100% Bellota.
It's health food!
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Caption: Then there were those beautiful whitewashed Andalusian towns to explore.
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Caption: But most of all there were the hosts:
Jeannie and Sam's generous and inclusive hospitality and Tim's insightful guidance and enthusiastic encouragement.
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Caption: www.timclinchphotography.com
www.fincabuenvino.com
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